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1 nervous exhaustion
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2 nervous
1) (of the nerves: the nervous system.) nervioso2) (rather afraid: She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.) nerviosonervous adj nerviosotr['nɜːvəs]1 nervioso,-a3 (apprehensive) aprensivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnervous breakdown crisis nombre femenino nerviosanervous system sistema nombre masculino nerviosonervous wreck manojo de nerviosnervous ['nərvəs] adj1) : nerviosothe nervous system: el sistema nervioso2) excitable: nervioso, excitableto get nervous: excitarse, ponerse nervioso3) fearful: miedoso, temerosoadj.• nervioso, -a adj.'nɜːrvəs, 'nɜːvəs1) (apprehensive, tense) nerviosoto feel/get nervous — estar*/ponerse* nervioso
to be nervous ABOUT something/-ING: there's nothing to be nervous about no tienes por qué ponerte nervioso; I was nervous about making a mistake tenía miedo de equivocarme; she's been nervous of traffic since the accident desde el accidente le tiene miedo al tráfico; to make somebody nervous — poner* nervioso a alguien
2) <system/tissue/tension> nervioso['nɜːvǝs]she's a nervous wreck — (colloq) es un manojo de nervios
1. ADJ1) (=tense) nerviosoto be/feel nervous — estar nervioso; (=frightened) tener miedo
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I was nervous about the meeting — estaba nervioso pensando en la reunión, la reunión me tenía nervioso•
to get nervous — ponerse nervioso•
to be nervous of sth/sb — tener miedo a algo/algn•
he was in a highly nervous state — estaba muy nervioso, tenía los nervios a flor de piel•
to be a nervous wreck * — (temporarily) ser un manojo de nervios; (more permanently) estar hecho polvo de los nervios *2) (Med) nervioso2.CPDnervous breakdown N — crisis f inv nerviosa
nervous collapse N — colapso m nervioso
nervous exhaustion N — agotamiento m nervioso
nervous system N — sistema m nervioso
* * *['nɜːrvəs, 'nɜːvəs]1) (apprehensive, tense) nerviosoto feel/get nervous — estar*/ponerse* nervioso
to be nervous ABOUT something/-ING: there's nothing to be nervous about no tienes por qué ponerte nervioso; I was nervous about making a mistake tenía miedo de equivocarme; she's been nervous of traffic since the accident desde el accidente le tiene miedo al tráfico; to make somebody nervous — poner* nervioso a alguien
2) <system/tissue/tension> nerviososhe's a nervous wreck — (colloq) es un manojo de nervios
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3 exhaustion
noun He collapsed from exhaustion.) agotamientotr[ɪg'zɔːsʧən]1 agotamientoexhaustion [ɪg'zɔsʧən, ɛg-] n: agotamiento mn.• agotamiento s.m.• emisión s.f.• rendimiento s.m.ɪg'zɔːstʃənmass noun agotamiento m[ɪɡ'zɔːstʃǝn]N (=fatigue) agotamiento m ; (=nervous exhaustion) postración f nerviosa* * *[ɪg'zɔːstʃən]mass noun agotamiento m
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